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(Japanese: '''ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（前編）''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} VS {{tt|Plasma-dan|Team Plasma}}! (Part 1)'') is the 23rd episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 680th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]<!--It is scheduled to air in Japan on *day* and is scheduled to air in the United States on *day*-->.
(Japanese: '''ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（前編）''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} VS {{tt|Plasma-dan|Team Plasma}}! (Part 1)'') was intended to be the 23rd episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and the 680th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]<!--It is scheduled to air in Japan on *day* and is scheduled to air in the United States on *day*-->.


This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 17, 2011, but it has been postponed, along with the original [[BW024 (unaired)|BW024]], indefinitely because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}}. Its events have been retconned out of continuity as of [[BW112]].
This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 17, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original {{OBP|BW024|unaired}}, indefinitely because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} and the {{wp|Fukushima nuclear disaster}}. TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it would someday air, but this statement was never updated or clarified and was ultimately removed late in 2018. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', this episode's events have been removed from continuity.  
{{spoilers}}
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==Synopsis==
==Plot==
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{{an|Giovanni}} arrives in [[Unova]] to oversee the collection of the [[Meteonite]] from the [[Relic Castle]] in the [[Desert Resort]], which is done through a ritual using [[Team Rocket]]'s modern science to recreate ancient technology. Meanwhile, {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Cilan}} travel to the Desert Resort with [[Professor Juniper]] and [[Officer Jenny]] to investigate why a swarm of {{p|Venipede}} attacked [[Castelia City]] in [[BW022|the previous episode]]. However, their helicopter is shot down by a {{p|Liepard}} owned by {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt|three members}} of a [[Team Plasma|mysterious organization]], who also express interest in the Meteonite and want to obtain it for the benefit of {{an|N|their hero}}. {{ashfr|Ash's group}} is separated from Officer Jenny and Professor Juniper when the latter fall through a sinkhole leading to the ruins around the Relic Castle and must pursue Team Rocket alone; Jenny and Juniper are later rescued by [[Looker]], who is on the trail of the secret organization opposing Team Rocket.
 
The [[Sunglasses Krokorok]] appears and helps Ash, Iris, and Cilan to get closer to Team Rocket, even attacking a {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}} so {{AP|Pikachu}} can preserve its power for their rematch. However, the group is forced to hide in [[Dr. Zager]]'s helicopter, getting trapped there when it lifts off to collect the Meteonite. When the Meteonite is taken into the cargo hold, Pikachu's electricity makes contact with it, causing Pikachu to fall ill. Dr. Zager notices unusual activity in the hold, forcing Ash to allow himself to be taken prisoner so Iris and Cilan can escape with Pikachu.
 
Team Rocket returns to Castelia City, where Giovanni has assembled a masquerade party of Unova's elite. Looker and Professor Juniper infiltrate the party in disguise, meeting up with Cilan, who has done the same. Giovanni presents the Meteonite and demonstrates its power to the guests, using it as a tool to ransom total control over Unova and calling upon the Unovan elite to join Team Rocket. However, three members of the mysterious organization are also present at the party, and scheme to take the Meteonite for themselves.


==Major events==
==Major events==
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* {{an|Giovanni}} travels to [[Unova]] and claims the [[Meteonite]] from [[Relic Castle]], bringing it back to [[Castelia City]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} discover [[Team Rocket]]'s plans.
* [[Looker]] returns, undertaking an investigation of [[Team Plasma]].
* {{an|Cilan}} meets Looker for the first time.
* Team Plasma appears to steal the Meteonite from Team Rocket.
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===Debuts===
===Debuts===
* [[Team Plasma]]
* [[Team Plasma]]
** {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s
====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Liepard}}
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* [[James's Yamask|Yamask (anime)]]
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* [[Looker]]
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* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
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* {{p|Snivy}} ({{OP|Ash|Snivy}})
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* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})
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* {{p|Liepard}} ([[Team Plasma]]'s)
* {{p|Liepard}} ({{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}'s; debut)
* {{p|Krokorok}} ([[Sunglasses Krokorok|sunglasses]])
* {{p|Krokorok}} ([[Sunglasses Krokorok|sunglasses]])
* {{p|Yamask}} ({{TP|James|anime|Yamask}})


==Trivia==  
==Trivia==
{{bulbanews|Airing of two-part Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan episode to be moved}}
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* This is the first episode to be skipped since the [[AG101 (unaired)|unaired episode]] of the {{series|Advanced Generation}} back in 2004. The [[BW024 (unaired)|following episode]] was also skipped. All three episodes were put on hold because of an {{wp|2004 Chūetsu earthquake|earthquake}} that hit {{wp|Japan}}.
* This and [[BW024 (unaired)|the next episode]] are the only ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' episodes that were [[banned episodes|skipped]].
** However, unlike the unaired Advanced Generation episode, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline while the other was a stand-alone episode.
* Unlike [[AG101 (unaired)|the only other skipped episode]] in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a standalone episode.
* Had this episode aired in time, it would have marked the anime debuts of [[Team Plasma]] and {{p|Liepard}} and the return of [[Looker]].
* Despite the episode being pulled from the air, the preview for it remains attached to [[BW022|the previous episode]] during reruns in Japan.
* Scenes highly resembling the scenes seen in this two-parted episode's previews were later used in ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'' during [[Team Rocket]]'s "Operation Tempest".
** Additionally, while the first edition of the Japanese rental DVD with this episode on it replaced the preview for one of [[BW023|the episode that actually followed]], the original preview for the skipped episode was reinstated in subsequent printings.
* Had this episode aired in time, it would have marked the {{pkmn|anime}} debuts of [[Team Plasma]], {{p|Liepard}}, [[James's Yamask]], and the return of [[Looker]].
** Due to Team Plasma's debut being delayed, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt|Plasma Grunts}} were never actually shown in their original outfits from {{game|Black and White|s}} in the anime, which they were supposed to wear in this episode. When they eventually debuted in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', they were seen using their new outfits from {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}.
* In [[BW030]], [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]] showed a brief scene from this episode which revealed the [[Sunglasses Krokorok]] was to have appeared.
* Scenes highly resembling the scenes seen in this two-parted episode's previews were later used in ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'' during [[Team Rocket]]'s Operation Tempest.
** {{Ash}} being captured by Team Rocket and imprisoned aboard [[Dr. Zager]]'s helicopter as the team carries out their plans was reused as a plot element in ''Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!''.
** In addition, an updated design of the [[Meteonite]]'s chamber in the [[Relic Castle]] is used as the Golden [[Dark Stone]]'s chamber in ''[[BW064|Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!]]'' and as the [[Light Stone]]'s chamber in ''[[BW120|Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!]]''.
* The script of these two unaired episodes surfaced in May 2023, detailing their contents.<ref>https://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php?threads/bw023-bw024-unaired-scripts-found.297127/</ref> Notably, the early script for this episode revealed that its original title was ''The Evil Organizations Gather - The Desert Resort'' (Japanese: '''悪の組織集結・リゾートデザート''') instead of the title it was ultimately given.
** In this episode's early script, the masquerade party took place at a luxury resort within the Desert Resort, instead of in Castelia City.


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* According to [[Tom Wayland]], this episode and the next one were sent to [[The Pokémon Company International]], but they were never dubbed.<ref>https://twitter.com/VanWayland/status/334560411959586816</ref>


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Pokémon the Series: Black & White
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ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（前編）
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Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan! (Part 1)
First broadcast
Japan Unaired
United States Unaired
English themes
Opening N/A
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening ベストウイッシュ！
Ending 心のファンファーレ
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga
Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga
Animation director 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume
No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（前編） Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan! (Part 1)) was intended to be the 23rd episode of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, and the 680th episode of the Pokémon anime.

This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 17, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original BW024, indefinitely because of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear disaster. TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it would someday air, but this statement was never updated or clarified and was ultimately removed late in 2018. As of Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!, this episode's events have been removed from continuity.

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Plot

Giovanni arrives in Unova to oversee the collection of the Meteonite from the Relic Castle in the Desert Resort, which is done through a ritual using Team Rocket's modern science to recreate ancient technology. Meanwhile, Ash, Iris, and Cilan travel to the Desert Resort with Professor Juniper and Officer Jenny to investigate why a swarm of Venipede attacked Castelia City in the previous episode. However, their helicopter is shot down by a Liepard owned by three members of a mysterious organization, who also express interest in the Meteonite and want to obtain it for the benefit of their hero. Ash's group is separated from Officer Jenny and Professor Juniper when the latter fall through a sinkhole leading to the ruins around the Relic Castle and must pursue Team Rocket alone; Jenny and Juniper are later rescued by Looker, who is on the trail of the secret organization opposing Team Rocket.

The Sunglasses Krokorok appears and helps Ash, Iris, and Cilan to get closer to Team Rocket, even attacking a Team Rocket Grunt so Pikachu can preserve its power for their rematch. However, the group is forced to hide in Dr. Zager's helicopter, getting trapped there when it lifts off to collect the Meteonite. When the Meteonite is taken into the cargo hold, Pikachu's electricity makes contact with it, causing Pikachu to fall ill. Dr. Zager notices unusual activity in the hold, forcing Ash to allow himself to be taken prisoner so Iris and Cilan can escape with Pikachu.

Team Rocket returns to Castelia City, where Giovanni has assembled a masquerade party of Unova's elite. Looker and Professor Juniper infiltrate the party in disguise, meeting up with Cilan, who has done the same. Giovanni presents the Meteonite and demonstrates its power to the guests, using it as a tool to ransom total control over Unova and calling upon the Unovan elite to join Team Rocket. However, three members of the mysterious organization are also present at the party, and scheme to take the Meteonite for themselves.

Major events

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Trivia

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Dub edits

References

  1. ↑ https://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php?threads/bw023-bw024-unaired-scripts-found.297127/
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/VanWayland/status/334560411959586816


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